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Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Worlds Greatest Deer Hunters

It matters little what your stance is on kids and guns, eventually every child in the known universe is subjected to enough television violence or children playing cops and robbers on the playground, where eventually they are going to pick-up a stick, point it at another human being and go BOOM, BOOM your dead.

From soldiers, to cops, to even game wardens, people shooting people and violence will always be who we are as a society. Now don't get me wrong, all I did as a kid was play GI Joe, cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians and shoot every red squirrel I could find and I have not grown into a psychopathic serial killer.

Even with this perhaps lax view of kids playing the boom, boom your dead game, I decided that perhaps the kiddos would enjoy a chance to refocus these hostilities away from their games of shooting each other and play a new game I devised called "Deer Hunter".

This new game was an instant success and in the process, the lil guys learned a ton of critical outdoor skills. Equipped with our
compasses, deer calls and “gun” sticks, we learn how to
track deer, walk quietly in the woods, use a compass, grunt up a buck and even
the cardinal rule to always keep your stick pointed at the ground and away
from people. When these types of skills are practiced and learned by kids
at a very young age, they of course become ingrained and simply part of how things are done
with in the woods.

The brave junior
hunters and I would like to extend best wishes to all of you during the 2011
deer hunting season. Make sure this hunting season to introduce a new or junior hunter to our sport and help to ensure that our hunting traditions continue to thrive. Good luck to
all!

LB, I need to find a place that sells those frog boots in adult sizes! Wouldn't the little guys get a laugh out of that! I agree, more Dads and Moms need to work to pass on some of the more traditional outdoor activities! Thanks buddy same to you this hunting season!

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Steve Vose (AKA The Rabid Outdoorsman) is a Registered Maine Guide, outdoor writer, blogger, photographer and lover of Maine's woods and waters. Through his writing, he shares hunting, fishing & general sporting information with others passionate about the great outdoors. When able to find time in his hectic schedule, he even manages to do a little bit of guiding, where he takes great pride in introducing others to the rugged beauty of the Maine wilderness.